Terms and Use

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.

We maintain this web site as a service to our Users, and by using our site you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review the following terms and conditions carefully, and check them periodically for changes. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions, you should not review information or obtain goods, services or products from this site.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE AN INDIAN RESIDENT WITH AN ACTIVE MOBILE PHONE CONECTION AND AN EMAIL ID IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE ON OUR WEB SITE.

The following are the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement for the use of services offered by Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. through MrPopat (MrPopat, MrPopat website, MrPopat products and/or services", the Products and/or Services, "the Products" or "the Services") to the User ("User" or "Users"). Any User availing the Products and/or Services and/or any part thereof shall invariably be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

IMPORTANT

The Products and/or Services offered under MrPopat are provided by Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. MrPopat is only a DOT COM that promotes Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. through wireless products and services.MrPopat, the MrPopat logo and any other names and symbols of MrPopat's products and services referred to on the MrPopat website are trade marks of MrPopat or its holding companies.

In accordance to the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Government of India), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act 1997 & 2000, Telecom Tariff Order 1999 (Forty Fifth Amendment 2007) and the common law of contract, these Terms and Conditions are valid, binding and enforceable for all persons that access the MrPopat website, the web pages or any part thereof. Hence, if you do not agree to be bound over by these Terms and Conditions, then you may not use the MrPopat website. The reasonable use of the MrPopat website shall automatically bind the Users to this agreement.

It is important to understand that MrPopat offers free services to its Users so that they can send personal SMS messages to their known persons and use other services. It is vital to realize that communication should be between known persons. You may not use the MrPopat products and/or services to sell a product or service, or to increase traffic to your business for commercial reasons, such as advertising sales.
During the registration process, the User has to provide his/her mobile number that acts as Users identity while using MrPopat products and/or services. By registering on MrPopat website, user explicitly agrees to update MrPopat whenever there is a change in the status of his/her mobile number.

Delivering contextual advertisements and related links is the key to provide our Users this free service. A standard SMS can be up to 160 characters. Advertisers append a contextual advertisement to this SMS. Users get this free SMS text messaging service and/or other services in exchange for opting in to have targeted ads appended to their messages. As a User, you opt in to carry advertisements in your personal SMS,services and in exchange you get to send SMS free and/or use other services.

MrPopat website means the entire website (and the WAP site) MrPopat, including any page, part or element thereof, which is owned and operated by Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. For the avoidance of doubt, 'we', 'us' and 'our' shall also mean MrPopat. User means any person or entity that enters the MrPopat website and/or uses the MrPopat Products/Services at MrPopat or offline, notwithstanding the fact that such person only visits the home page of the website and/or downloads the Products. For the avoidance of doubt, 'you' and 'your' shall also refer to a User.

'IP address' means the unique identifier for your computer or such other device through which you access the MrPopat website.

'Personal Data' means all data that identifies you and that is processed by us, for example, your name, city, email address, mobile number and any data that forms part of the Preferences Data, Location Data and/or Traffic Data that could be used to identify you.

'Preferences Data' means all data that we process regarding your preferences. This will include the preferences that you provide to us via the Website and/or the data that we collect through your responses to the Promotional Messages, your Traffic Data etc.

'Promotional Messages' means advertisement taglines appended as part of the SMS you send or receive and/or pure promotional SMS messages sent to MrPopat Users.

The Users shall be held responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer hardware, software and communications equipment that are needed to access the Products and/or Services, and for paying all the chargeable access charges (e.g., ISP, telecommunications) that are incurred while using the Products and/or Services.

To access and use MrPopat Products and/or Services, Users need to have a MrPopat Account ("account"). For this account, the User needs to complete a simple one-time registration process by providing all current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the Registration Form. Entering inaccurate details might result in suspension or blockage of the account. The User has to choose his/her unique "username" (not less than three characters). MrPopat shall send out a "password" to the mobile number of the User as entered during the registration process. The User can then access the MrPopat website using the combination of his/her "username" and "password".

Account Tied to Mobile Number - The account you are opening by accepting this Agreement is tied to the mobile phone number you enter during the registration process. You explicitly agree to update MrPopat whenever there is a change in the status of your mobile number.

On the first login, the User is prompted to change his password. The Users shall be entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality regarding their password and account information. The user shall understand their account with MrPopat website is as confidential as their own mobile phone. In addition, the Users shall be entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under their accounts. MrPopat shall not be held liable to any third party claims and/or actions taken with respect to the Products and/or Services being offered. The Users agree to notify MrsPopat immediately regarding any unauthorized use of their accounts or of any other breach of security.

MrPopat finds no activity in any User's account for more than 30 days, MrPopat, in its sole discretion, might terminate/suspend such Userï¿½s account, without any prior notification.

Charges - The MrPopat products and/or services include features without charges from MrPopat. But, your mobile phone operator may charge you for usage. The User is liable for any mobile phone charges incurred (usage, subscription, etc) as a result of using any of MrPopat services. Please consult your mobile phone operator's pricing plan to determine the charges for sending and receiving SMS text messages, WAP push, GPRS connectivity etc.

MrPopat shall make no guarantees for the uninterrupted and continuous availability of the Products and/or Services or of any specific feature(s) of the Products and/or Services. The Products and/or Services are AS IS and are subject to the disclaimers of warranty and the limitations of liability as found in this agreement and which are subject to testing by the Users before entering into this agreement.

MrPopat reserves the right to change or terminate the Products and/or the Services and/ or alter the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement at any time with/without notice and/or with immediate effect.

USER PRIVACY

MrPopat respects the privacy of its Users and assures that it shall not monitor, edit, or disclose any personal information about the Users or about the User's MrPopat account, which includes all of its contents, without the User's prior permission. However, this will not apply if MrPopat has to:

Conform to the statutory and/or legal requirements or comply with the legal process;
Protect and defend the rights or property of MrPopat;
Enforce this Agreement or protect MrPopat business or reputation, including without limitation, upon termination, cancellation or suspension of this Agreement by MrPopat;
Respond to the request for identification in connection with the claim of copyright or trademark infringement by the Users or to a claim by a third party that the User is using the Products and/or Services in connection with an infringement, illegal or improper activity; or
Act to protect the interests of the Users or any others in general

Submissions - We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding the web site. However, any comments, feedback, notes, messages, ideas, suggestions or other communications (collectively, "Comments") sent by you to MrPopat shall be and remain the exclusive property of MrPopat. Your submission of any such Comments shall constitute an assignment to MrPopat of all worldwide right, title and interest in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Comments. MrPopat will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, publish and distribute any Comments you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. For this reason, we ask that you not send us any Comments that you do not wish to assign to us, including any confidential information or any original creative materials such as stories, product ideas, computer code or original artwork. You agree not to submit any Comments that may be submitted in violation of law or any agreement or obligation to keep the content of such Comments confidential. MrPopat expressly disclaims any interest in any Comments that you are not authorized to submit. Of course, any information you submit which personally identifies you will be subject to our Privacy Policy.

Though the sender name shall be displayed as MrPopat (or MrPopatï¿½s mobile number in case of CDMA subscribers), Userï¿½s mobile number, as recorded in his/her profile, shall be appended at the start of his/her personal message, or wherever appropriate. This is done purely to let the receiver know from whom he/she is receiving the message from.

The User agrees that MrPopat can access his/her account, including the message content, as stated above or respond to product specific queries or technical issues.

The User hereby permits MrPopat to send him/her communication via email and/or SMS of any updates, upgrades, notices, or any other information that MrPopat deems important for the Users to know, relating to the Products and/or Services.

MrPopat expressly prohibits any commercial use of MrPopat products and/or services. The User gives irrevocable agreement to abide by all the applicable local, national and international laws and regulations and is solely responsible for all acts or omissions (that occur under his/her account or password), including responsibility for the content of any transmissions through MrPopat products and/or services.

The Users acknowledge that MrPopat and its licensors retain ownership of all the propriety applications, software, intellectual property "IP" (Intellectual Property) and any portions or copies thereof in relation to them, and all rights therein.

MrPopat provides by way of example, and not as a limitation, the stipulation that the Users agree not to, directly or indirectly:

Create a false identity or forged email or mobile phone number or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of the message;
Reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or otherwise make any attempt to establish the source code or the underlying ideas or algorithms of the Products and/or Services;
Modify, translate, or create distinctive and derivative works based on the Products and/or Services;
Use the Services in any way connected to any chain letters, junk SMS text messages, spam or any unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise);
Harvest or otherwise collect, information about other Users, including email addresses, without obtaining their consent;
Transmit any unlawful, harassing, libellous, or abusive, threatening, and harmful, or vulgar, obscene or otherwise any objectionable material of any kind or nature;
Transmit any material that is an infringement of the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties, which will include any trademark, copyright or right of publicity;
Defames or slanders any person, or try to infringe upon any person's privacy rights;
Transmit any material that may contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, or any other harmful or deleterious programs;
Interfere with or disrupt the networks connected to MrPopat or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Products and/or Services or to other accounts (through password mining or other means), computer systems or networks connected to MrPopat;
Interfere with another User's peaceful use and enjoyment of the Products and/or Services; or
Engage in any other activity that MrPopat could believe may subject it to criminal liability or civil penalty or judgment

You agree to not use the Products and/or Services to:

Upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable Harm minors in any way Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service "Stalk" or otherwise harass another

LIMITATIONS OF MrPopat PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES

SMS Messages will be considered as delivered when MrPopat has delivered, or sent the messages to the immediate destination that SMSCountry Core Messaging Platform has been programmed to do, which include SMPP/SMTP servers, or Mobile Telephone Networks. In addition, any other intermediary server or API is also deemed to be the point of dispatch of the message. MrPopat does not extend guarantee of delivery on behalf of the Mobile Telephone Networks or Servers, as delivery (or failure to deliver) to the intended receiver/handset/device is outside of the control of MrPopat.

Although MrPopat makes all efforts to ensure delivery and prides itself on speedy delivery of messages, messages may be delivered late as a result of queuing or network congestion/traffic.

MrPopat lays no claim to its network coverage. Although MrPopat focuses on giving extensive coverage aggregation services, the mobile networks may choose from time to time to not be a part of SMSCountry or of its Service Providers' Networks. This may lead to messages not being delivered to those particular networks. At any point in time, there can be networks that MrPopat is unable to deliver to.

Though the sender name shall be displayed as MrPopat (or MrPopatï¿½s mobile number in case of CDMA subscribers), Userï¿½s mobile number, as recorded in his/her profile, shall be appended at the start of his/her personal message, or wherever appropriate. It is the Userï¿½s responsibility to provide correct mobile number when registering with MrPopat website.

MrPopat assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store information. Currently, MrPopat has set an upper limit on the number of messages an User may send; however, in the future, with/without prior notification, MrPopat may increase or reduce the number of SMS messages able to be sent by a user and the amount of storage space available to each User.

MrPopat reserves the right to block the transmission and receipt of an SMS message if an advertising sponsor does not exist in the destination region or an intended recipient has requested that all MrPopat messages be blocked from delivery to their mobile phone (Private Do Not SMS Registry).

MrPopat reserves the right to block messages from being send across its network that are the subject of end receiverï¿½s complaint or messages that MrPopat considers to be unlawful, harassing, libellous, abusive, threatening, and harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable.

TERMINATION, CANCELLATION AND/OR SUSPENSION OF USERACCOUNT

MrPopat continually makes efforts to improve its existing Products and/or Services, apart from adding new ones, resulting in frequent updates or modifications. Such changes often dictate that we simultaneously modify our Terms and Conditions. Hence, MrPopat shall have the right to modify any or all the terms of this Agreement and to change or drop any aspect or feature of the MrPopat Products and/or Services, as it deems reasonably necessary. Such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting of such addition, change or deletion. Any use by the Users of the Products and/or Services after any such change has been posted, shall be construed as the acceptance of the change. If the User is not agreeable to any such change, the relevant Product and/or Services or the User account, may be cancelled in accordance with the procedures for cancellation set forth in this Agreement. The Users acknowledge their responsibility to read and review this Agreement from time to time and also to be aware of any such changes.

The User has the right and is free to terminate or cancel this Agreement and his/her MrPopat account at any time and for any reason. The User only has to intimate MrPopat by sending an email (MrPopat @ smscountry.com) of this intention.

MrPopat can terminate, cancel and/or suspend this Agreement and/or the User account any time if, in MrPopat's sole discretion, the User has breached the Terms of this Agreement. Such termination, cancellation and/or suspension by MrPopat shall come into effect immediately after giving notice by MrPopat to the Users in any reasonable manner, including but not limited to, notification by email and/or SMS. In addition, MrPopat has the right to recover any and all damages from the Users arising from or relating to the event(s) giving rise to the suspension, termination or cancellation.

MrPopat reserves the right to suspend the User's account at any stage for any reason that it may deem necessary in order to continue to provide any of its Products and or Services in a way that may be hindered by the User's status as being a MrPopat User, or the content of the messages originating from the User.

In the event that MrPopat has cause to receive complaints from recipients or third parties with respect to the use of the Products and/or Services, MrPopat additionally reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disclose any and all information to the recipient, applicable authorities or any other related party with regard to its Users.

Upon the termination, cancellation and/or suspension of this Agreement, the Users remains responsible for any obligations that have been accrued including, but not limited to, payment of any costs or charges, including legal obligation that may be arising in connection with such termination, cancellation and/or suspension, and payment of all outstanding transaction fees for use prior to said termination, cancellation and/or suspension occurs. Upon termination and/or cancellation, for any reason, the User agrees to immediately cease using MrPopat Products and/or Services and removes all the MrPopat software and applications on any computer, database, and server (local or remote) in its possession or under its control. MrPopat shall have no obligation whatsoever to the User after the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES

While it is to be understood that MrPopat shall make all efforts to ensure that the Products and/or Services are reasonably available, through the required access protocols, and shall endeavour to maintain connections to as many Aggregators, Gateways and Carriers as are, in its discretion, commercially viable, the User acknowledges that MrPopat/SMSCountry cannot guarantee the availability of the Products and/or Services at all times and all locations. The User expressly acknowledges and agrees that the use of the Products and/or Services is generally at its own risk and that MrPopat Products and/or Services are being provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without any warranties or conditions whatsoever, express or implied.

MrPopat does not make any warranties or representations that the MrPopat website shall be available at all times. Users acknowledge that the MrPopat website may be unavailable due to updates or other causes beyond the reasonable control of MrPopat, including, but not limited to virus infection, unauthorized access (hacking), power failure or other "acts of God".

Though MrPopat shall take all reasonable caution about the quality and accuracy of content available from the MrPopat website, MrPopat does not make any warranties or representation that the content available shall in all cases be true, correct or free from any errors. The information, ideas and opinions expressed on the MrPopat website should not be regarded as professional advice or the official opinion of MrPopat, and Users are strongly encouraged to consult professionals before taking on any course of action that is related to the information, ideas or opinions expressed on the MrPopat website.

MrPopat shall take all reasonable steps to secure the content of the MrPopat website and to secure the information provided by and collected from Users to prevent unauthorized access and/or disclosure. However, MrPopat does not make any warranty or representation that the said content shall be 100% safe or secure.

MrPopat is under no legal duty to encrypt any of the content or communications from and to Users and is also under no legal duty to provide the digital authentication of any pages on the MrPopat website.

Hyperlinks to the MrPopat website from any other source shall be directed to the home page of the MrPopat website. Links beyond the MrPopat home page may only be used with MrPopat's prior written consent and permission. Persons that wish to link to pages beyond the home page of the MrPopat website without MrPopat's prior written consent shall do so at their own risk and indemnify MrPopat against any loss, liability or damage that may result from the use of such hyperlinks.

MrPopat may provide hyperlinks to websites not controlled by MrPopat and such hyperlinks do not imply any endorsement, agreement on or support of the content, products and/or services of such websites. MrPopat does not editorially control the content, products and/or services on such websites and shall not be liable, in any manner whatsoever, for the access to, or the inability to access, or the use, inability to use or content available on or through such websites.

MrPopat (which also includes its owners, employees, suppliers, internet services providers, partners, licensors, affiliates and agents) shall not be held liable for any damage, loss or liability of any nature incurred by whomever and resulting from use of MrPopat Products and/or Services, the MrPopat website, websites linked to the MrPopat website, any content available on the MrPopat website, any downloads from the MrPopat website, and/or any other reason which is not directly related to MrPopat's gross negligence.

MrPopat (which also includes its owners, employees, suppliers, services providers, partners, licensors, affiliates and agents) shall in no event be held liable to the Users or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error or omission in, or loss, injury or damage caused in whole or in part by the failures, delays or interruptions of the Products and/or Services generally, and any aspect ancillary thereto; the User agrees to indemnify MrPopat for any and all third party claims arising from any such or of the failures, delays or interruptions in connection with regard to use of the Products and/or Services.

Without in any way limiting the foregoing, MrPopat shall in no event have (in the aggregate) any monetary liability whatsoever in connection with this Agreement.

The MrPopat Products and/or Services are not fault-tolerant and are not designed, manufactured or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, including but not limited to use in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of MrPopat could lead directly to death, personal injury, or to severe physical or environmental damage ("high risk activities"). In addition to all the other disclaimers and limitations contained within this Agreement, MrPopat and its affiliates, agents, content providers, services providers and licensors specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for high risk activities which may also include emergency notification services.

THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions for the Warranties and Liabilities set forth herein are for the benefit of MrPopat and its affiliates, agents, content providers, services providers, partners and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly on its own behalf.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND VIOLATION

I. When you provide submissions to MrPopat, you still retain all of your rights of ownership in your submissions. However, by uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting your submissions, you grant MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. (and its successors) a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, license, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. You also permit any subscriber to access, display, view, store and reproduce such content for personal use, as permitted by the Service and under these Terms of Service.

II. Provided proper notification, MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. will remove submissions that infringe upon the intellectual property rights of another and reserves the right to remove submissions without prior notice. MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Service. In the event it chooses to do so at its discretion, MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. assumes no responsibility for the submissions or any obligation to remove any inappropriate submissions or any responsibility for the conduct of a member submitting inappropriate submissions. At its sole discretion, MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. may remove any submission and/or terminate a members account for violating any of these Terms of Service at any time and without notice. MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. will terminate a memberï¿½s account who is determined to have been notified of infringing activity and/or has had a submission removed from the Service for infringing activity. MrPopat/Mr Popat Media Services (P) Ltd. reserves the right, but not the obligation, to take any appropriate legal action for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Service or violation of the Terms of Service.

INDEMNIFICATION

The User agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend MrPopat and its affiliates, agents, content providers, services providers, partners and licensors against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to consequential damages, incidental damages, special damages, attorneys' fees and disbursements) arising from or relating to ï¿½

The use of the Products and/or Services in any manner which violates the terms of this Agreement or otherwise violates any law, rule, or regulation and Any claims made by third parties arising from issues related to any failure, delay or interruption of the Products and/or Services.

The User agrees to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defence of any claim. MrPopat reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by the User.

MISCELLANEOUS

The failure of either MrPopat or the User to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise continue to remain in full force and effect and is enforceable.

this Agreement, any reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa, any reference to natural persons includes legal persons and vice versa and any reference to one gender includes the other genders.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Union of India. The English language version of this Agreement shall be controlling in all respects and shall prevail in case of any inconsistencies with translated versions, if any.

No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is said to be created as a result of this Agreement and the User does not have any authority of any kind to bind MrPopat in any respect whatsoever. In any action proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover all the costs and attorneys' fees.

All notices under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery services; and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

These Terms and Conditions constitute the whole agreement between MrPopat and the User and neither party shall be bound by any undertakings, representations, warranties, promises or the like not recorded herein.